They get help from the city with some operational costs like insurance, but outside of that, they're on their own.

Like other volunteer fire departments, Somerville hosts an annual fundraiser to get the help they need.

"We can't thank them enough. I mean, the community support around here is unbelievable."

But the real story is not the mutual support in Somerville. It's about how they help their fellow firefighters.

The Northwest fire department in Houston, together with the Helping Hands program through the Texas A&M Forest service, donated a fire truck to Somerville.

"To get a truck at no charge from the forestry service….there [are] no words for it. It's unbelievable."

But the giving didn't stop there.

"We outgrew one of our old rescue trucks...we're going to have a foothold on what we need to do and we can turn around and donate a truck back to the forestry service through the helping hands division and let a department that is in need of something like that, have it at no charge."

Instead of selling their old truck, they donated it.

The circle of giving continues...from the community, to brothers and sisters keeping us safe.

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